Consultant to Senior Consultant- Major Programmes - Project, Programme and Product Delivery, Defence & Security

Deloitte (UK); California; Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte Bristol is seeking professionals to contribute to complex, technology-enabled transformation programmes in Defence, Security and Justice. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to deliver outcomes and support operating model design and digital capability adoption.

All applicants must hold UK security clearance (SC). The role offers hybrid working, opportunities to influence major programmes, and exposure to business analysis, PMO, agile delivery and engineering delivery.

Qualifications

• All applicants must hold UK security clearance (SC level).
• Interest in Defence or Security environment with rapid sector knowledge development.
• Ability to take responsibility for defined tasks and deliverables with guidance.
• Awareness of delivery capabilities (project/programme management, PMO, BA, agile delivery, product/engineering delivery).
• Clear communication with colleagues, clients and stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills to identify issues and report findings.
• Collaborative work in multidisciplinary teams to achieve shared outcomes.
• Ability to organise work, manage priorities and adapt to changing delivery conditions.
• Develop commercial awareness, including understanding delivery constraints and supplier interactions.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside engineering and digital delivery teams on product management, Scrum Master, DevOps or related delivery approaches.
• Support governance by producing plans, change information and workshop outputs.
• Contribute to digital transformation through operating model design and adoption.
• Support PMO and programme controls: progress reporting, budgeting, RAID management, data analysis and visualization.
• Mobilize and deliver large-scale technology-enabled transformations with governance and delivery planning.
• Gather and analyse programme performance data across scope and budget, highlighting issues.
• Take responsibility for defined tasks with business, technical and delivery colleagues to deliver high quality outputs.
• Build confidence with clients, contribute to meetings, and support proposals and business development.
• Share practical insights and reusable materials to support Deloitte propositions and methods.

Skills

Delivery experience

Defence/Security interest

Task ownership

Delivery capabilities (PMO/Agile)

Clear communication

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Self-organisation

Commercial awareness

Job description

Do you want to contribute to some of the UK’s most significant and ambitious digital programmes, helping our clients deliver outcomes that support national security?

We are proud of the impact we have with our Defence & Security clients, the strength of our relationships, and the variety of our skills and expertise that we bring to help them achieve their mission.

We’re growing our teams across all of Technology and Transformation. If you are cleared to SC or DV level and want to grow your career in this sector, we are very keen to hear from you.

Connect to your career at Deloitte

Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients' become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte?It’show we approach the thousands of decisions we make everyday. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, whereverwe arein the world, welead the way,serve with integrity, take care of each other ,fosterinclusion, andcollaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision wemake and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it mattersmost .

Connect to your opportunity

Are you passionate about building your career in complex, technology-enabled transformation programmes?

Our clients operate in an environment shaped by increasing complexity, rapid technological change and evolving social and economic challenges. They need multidisciplinary teams that combine clear thinking, effective delivery governance and human-centred, technology-enabled change to deliver outcomes with confidence.

Within Deloitte’s Human Capital practice, you will work as part of multidisciplinary teams supporting some of the most important and demanding programmes in Defence, Security and Justice. These programmes often sit at the intersection of operating model change, workforce transformation, digital capability, and large-scale technical delivery and adoption.

You will support the design and delivery of complex engagements, taking responsibility for defined tasks and deliverables with guidance from more experienced colleagues. You will work closely with clients and multidisciplinary teams, build your understanding of delivery challenges and contribute practical ideas and high-quality outputs. As your capability develops, you may take ownership of broader deliverables or coordinate specific activities. You will build your skills in programme delivery, client engagement and technology-enabled transformation using Deloitte’s methods, tools and global capabilities.

Major Programmes Communities

Within Major Programmes, you’ll focus on working with clients across the South and South West of England.

Your role will allow you to:

• Work alongside engineering and digital delivery teams, developing experience in areas such as product management, Scrum Master, DevOps or related delivery approaches.
• Support effective project, programme or portfolio governance by producing accurate delivery artefacts, including plans, change information and workshop outputs.
• Contribute to digital transformation engagements through activities such as operating model design and implementation, business analysis and scaled agile delivery.
• Support PMO and programme controls activities, including progress reporting, financial tracking, planning, RAID management, and data analysis and visualisation.
• Contribute to the mobilisation and delivery of large-scale technology-enabled transformations, including programme setup, governance and delivery planning.
• Gather and analyse information on programme performance across scope, budget, risk, dependencies and outcomes, highlighting issues and supporting clear reporting.
• Take responsibility for defined tasks and deliverables, working with business, technical and delivery colleagues to complete them to a high standard.
• Build confidence working with clients, contribute effectively to meetings and support proposals and other business-development activities.
• Share practical insight, reusable materials and lessons learned to support our propositions, delivery methods and industry perspectives.

Connect to your skills and professional experience

All applicants must hold UK security clearance for a minimum of SC level.

• Some practical experience of contributing to technology-enabled projects, programmes or transformation initiatives, gained in a professional, academic or comparable setting.
• An interest in the Defence or Security environment and the ability to develop relevant sector knowledge quickly.
• Ability to take responsibility for defined tasks and deliverables, seek guidance when needed and produce accurate, high-quality outputs.
• Awareness of, or experience applying, at least one relevant delivery capability, such as project or programme management, PMO, business analysis, agile delivery, product management or engineering delivery.
• Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues, clients and stakeholders, adapting your style to the audience and contributing confidently to discussions.
• Good problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to identify relevant information, recognise delivery risks or issues and present clear findings.
• Ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams, respond positively to feedback and contribute to shared outcomes in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to organise your own work, manage priorities and adapt when requirements or delivery conditions change.
• An interest in developing commercial awareness, including an understanding of delivery constraints, financial considerations, suppliers and how proposals support client relationships.

Connect to your business - Technology and Transformation

Distinctive thinking, deep expertise, innovation and collaborative working. That’s what connects us. That’s what makes us Deloitte. If you want to help solve some of the biggest tech and transformational challenges around, join us. Together, we’ll make an impact that matters.

Human Capital

People are what powers enterprise. That’s why we need to focus on the human experience in an ever-changing, digital world. We help clients utilise technology to support their workforce, organisation, and HR Transformations.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

Connect with your colleagues

“The great culture, flexibility, and range of experiences that Deloitte offers are what sets this firm apart. In Human Capital, Deloitte is far ahead of any of our immediate competitors.” - Sophia, Technology & Transformation.

Our hybrid working policy

You’ll be based in Bristol with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That’s why we’ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You’ll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we’ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it’s only when you’re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we’ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it’s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you’ll learn every day. Through world-class development, you’ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you’ll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You’ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you’ll never stop growing, whatever your level.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers